Syntax Palette
Privacy Policy
Last updated 17 August 2026
Syntax Palette (“the add-on”) is a tool that applies syntax highlighting to source code in Google Docs™ and Google Slides™. This policy explains how the add-on handles user information.
1. Information collected
The add-on collects no personal information whatsoever.
- It does not collect your name, email address or account information.
- It does not collect, store or log the contents of your documents.
- It does not collect usage history, analytics or statistics.
- It does not use cookies or any equivalent tracking technology.
2. Permissions requested, and why
The add-on requests the following OAuth scopes.
| Scope | Purpose |
|---|---|
documents.currentonly | Read the text of the Google Docs™ document you currently have open, and change its text colour, font and italics |
presentations.currentonly | Perform the same operation on the Google Slides™ presentation you currently have open |
script.container.ui | Display the add-on's sidebar and menu inside the editor |
The first two scopes are, as their names indicate, limited to the single file you currently have open. The add-on cannot reach any other file in your Google Drive™.
3. How information is processed
All processing runs in the Google Apps Script environment — that is, inside your own Google account.
- Document content is never transmitted to an external server.
- No third party, including the developer, can access your document content.
- The add-on makes no external network requests of any kind.
- The result of processing — the applied formatting — is written only to your own document.
4. How your data is protected
Although the add-on does not collect or store your data, it does access the text of the document you have open in order to format it. The following data protection mechanisms protect this sensitive data.
- Encryption. All communication between your browser, Google's servers and the add-on takes place inside Google's infrastructure over encrypted HTTPS/TLS connections. Data at rest in your Google account is encrypted by Google.
- No external transmission. Document content is processed entirely within the Google Apps Script environment and is never sent to any server outside Google. The add-on has no backend server and makes no external network requests, so there is no external system in which your data could be exposed.
- Access control. The add-on runs under your own Google account and can only act while you are using it. Access is limited by the currentonly OAuth scopes to the single file you have open. The developer has no access to your documents, your account or your settings.
- Minimal storage. The only data stored is your own display preferences (language, theme, font, keyword list), kept in the Apps Script user properties store, which is protected by your Google account's security and is not readable by other users or by the developer.
- Revocation. You can withdraw the add-on's access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions, and this takes effect immediately.
5. Disclosure to third parties
Because the add-on collects no information, there is no information to share with or sell to third parties. It is not integrated with any advertising network or analytics service.
6. Retention and deletion
The add-on retains no data, so there is no data to delete. To remove the add-on, open Google Docs™ and go to Extensions → Add-ons → Manage add-ons. Formatting already applied to your documents remains unchanged after removal.
7. Google API Services User Data Policy
The add-on's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
8. Children's privacy
The add-on collects no personal information from any user, including children.
9. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the revised version will be posted on this page and the last-updated date will be revised.
10. Contact
For questions about privacy, please get in touch.
Email: dinosinfolee@gmail.com